MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Ross Vance was tagged for a leadoff homer but didn’t have to pitch from behind for long.
After West Virginia countered with two runs in the bottom half of the first, Vance shut down Texas Tech in an 8-2 win Friday night that clinched a spot in next week’s Big 12 conference tournament.
Justin Fox, Taylor Munden, Jackson Cramer and KC Huth had two hits apiece and Brad Johnson added a key two-run double for the Mountaineers (27-24, 9-12), who won their third straight Big 12 game to remove all pressure from Saturday’s regular-season finale.